Life atHajduk It couldn’t get better than this. The consolidated first place after defeating Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 last Sunday made the players explode with uncontainable joy. Gennaro Gattusowhile the Italian coach himself struggled to contain the emotion of having won the biggest derby in Croatian football for the second time. “I dedicate this victory to the city of Split and to all the Hajduk fans around the world”, Gattuso wanted to begin this way in the press conference.
Then dedicating ample time to the development of the match and the final outcome: “The truth is that playing against the wind is not easy. In the second half, Dinamo had difficulties. We prepared on two variants. One is our defense with three defenders, the other with four or five. I expected that we would suffer in the first half, they are a quality team, we came out with great respect. .
A special mention instead goes to the team, according to Gattuso, for the point reached at this moment in the standings. An absolute first time for the Italian coach in the hitherto exciting Croatian championship: “Sometimes it is difficult to transfer my ideas onto the pitch. I arrived at the club on June 17 and I have to thank the players once again who follow my ideas. It took me 15 days to do an analysis of the team. When I speak of the players, I get a little emotional. 15 games have passed, I have to thank them for everything they do for the club.”